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Local Community Resources

Crisis/Hotlines

  • Community Crisis Center (814)889-2141                     
  • Contact Altoona (814)946-9050
  • Domestic Abuse/Family Shelter (814)944-3585
  • Domestic Violence Hotline 1(800)799-7233
  • Protection From Abuse (PFA) (814)693-0130
  • Victim Witness Program (814)693-3010

Counseling/Support

  • UMPC ACCESS CENTER - Assessment & Referral (814)889-2289                                                                                                                             
  • Community Care Behavioral Health (888)251-2224
  • Family Services (814)944-3583
  • Peerstar LLC (888)733-7781
  • Nulton Diagnostic and Treatment (814)944-4722
  • Inner Peace Counseling (814)201-2310
  • Impact Counseling Services (814)695-2200
  • Evolution Counseling Services (814)201-2751
  • Catholic Social Services (814)944-9388
  • Behavioral Health of the Alleghenies (814)943-0414
  • ACRP (814)942-9425
  • CenClear (814)224-1380
  • Goodwill Southern Alleghenies (814)536-3536
  • Emmaus Christian Counseling (814)808-9538
  • Still Waters Counseling (814)205-4025
  • Safe Harbor Christian Counseling (814)656-0538
  • Heather Yasolsky (814)705-4038
  • Don McClune (faith based) (814)234-9667
  • Humble Beginnings (Christian Counseling) (717)438-4878
  • Bradley Peters LPC (814)205-9587
  • Bethany Miller LPC (814)884-2724
  • Blair Family Solutions (814)944-9970
  • Primary Health Network (814)942-5000
  • Healing Space (Heather Attia) (814)937-8872
  • Meadows Psychiatric Center 1(800)641-7529
  • Blair Health Choices (814)696-5680
  • Family Behavioral Resources (724)850-8118
  • Day One Cares (Christian Counseling) (814)949-9210
  • Blair County Social Services (814)693-3023
  • Healing Patch (814)947-7140
  • Mental Health Association (717)346-0549
  • Postpartum Support Intrl. 1(800)944-4773
  • Allegheny Lutheran Soc. Ministries 1(800)400-2285
  • Clarion Psychiatric Center 1(800)253-4906
  • Larocco Counseling (814)946-5179

Drop in Centers

  • HOPE Drop In (814)515-1175

Education           

  • Adult Basic Education (814)946-8330
  • Adult Literacy Program (814)946-8495
  • Altoona English & Culture Club (Classes for English) (814)204-2184
  • Altoona Area Library (814)946-0417                                                                                       
  • Penn Highlands Co. College (814)201-2700
  • Community Education Center, GED (814)329-0261
  • Greater Altoona Center & Technology Center (814)946-8562
  • Skills on the Job Training (814)283-0025
  • Nehemiah Project (Youth & Teens) (814)201-2096

Children and Youth Services

  • Child Abuse Line (800) 932-0313
  • Child Advocates/Head Start (814)946-5247
  • Center for Child Justice (814)201-2057
  • Mountain Lion Backpack Program (Food for Altoona Area Kids) (814)946-3651
  • Pediatric Healthcare Associates (814)944-7383
  • Children's Behavioral Health (814)942-8168
  • CenClear Child Services (814)342-5845
  • Merakey (888)647-0020
  • Adelphoi Village (814)695-5076
  • Southern Alleghenies Service Mgt. Group (814)949-2912
  • Parent Assistance/Student Support (Catholic Charities/Pregnancy Support) (814)944-9388
  • North Star Support Services (814)946-3657
  • ACRP Altoona (814)942-9425
  • Kids First (Pediatric Therapy) (814)949-2050
  • Breastfeeding Hotline (800)994-9662
  • ProCare Physical Therapy (OT) (814)941-7708
  • The Learning Express (814)946-8465
  • Children and Youth Services (814)693-3130
  • NorthStar Services (814)949-7230
  • Easter Seals of Central PA (814)944-5014
  • Families in Crisis Service (FICS) (814)696-7327
  • Family Resource Center (814)941-7711
  • Nurse-Family Partnerships (800)315-4358
  • Family Services (814)944-3583
  • Day One Inc. (814)949-9210
  • Cribs for Kids (814)944-8222
  • Precious Life (814)944-2669
  • Runaway Hotline (800)227-8336
  • Teen Line (T,TH,3-5) (814)946-8556
  • Tough Love (814)941-7711
  • Journey Housing Program (Homeless, Disabled, 18-25) (814)949-9210
  • Home Nursing Agency WIC (814)943-0481
  • Childcare Works Helpline (877)472-5437
  • PA Child Support (800)932-0211

Support Groups 

  • NAMI Blair County (814)327-7083
  • Suicide Bereavement Support Group (William Yon) (814-940-7476
  • Blair Drug and Alcohol Partnerships (814)381-0921
  • Celebration Recovery (814)942-9400 or CelebrateRecoveryHope19@gmail.com
  • Crossroads (AA Clubhouse) (814)943-4302
  • Crossroads Christian Support Group (814)946-8089
  • North Star Support Services (814)949-7230
  • Dual Recovery Anonymous (814)943-4302
  • First Presbyterian Community Services (814)944-7258
  • GriefWork (Healing from Loss) (814)940-7428
  • Men Helping Men (814)944-3583
  • Alcoholics Anonymous (814)946-9002
  • Narcotics Anonymous www.narcotics.com

Elderly/Senior Concerns

  • Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries (814)696-4500
  • Alzheimer's Association (814)237-2550
  • Senior Life (814)943-2273
  • Blair Senior Services (814)946-1235
  • Elder Abuse Reporting Hotline (800)490-8505
  • SDHP Home Modifications (877)550-7347
  • Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries (814)696-4500
  • Protective Services (800)245-3282
  • Blair County Home Health (800)445-6262

Transportation

  • Blair Senior Services (814)946-1235
  • Med Van (814)948-6170
  • AmTran (814)944-4074

Disabilities

  • Center for Independent Living (814)949-1905
  • Silver Sneakers (Free Gym Memberships) (866)584-7389
  • Skills of Central Pennsylvania (814)283-0025
  • Blair County Association for the Blind (814)944-2021
  • Arc of Blair County (814)946-1011
  • Family Services (814)944-3583
  • Alleghenies Unlimited Care Providers (877)371-1110

Special Services

  • Bob's Friends (beds) (814)832-1937
  • Gov. Free Cell Phones http://insurancewireless.com
  • Contact Altoona https://contactaltoona.com/services
  • PA 211 https://www.pa211.org
  • Human Society of Central PA (814)942-5402
  • Blair Animal Hospital (payment plans available) (814)695-8478
  • Cleaning for a Reason (chemo patients) www.cleaningforareason.org
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Blair Co. (814)944-6129
  • Call for Action (1-3 pm Mon-Fri) (814)944-9336
  • Push Out the Pusher (814)693-3020
  • Welfare Fraud Tip Line 1(844)347-8477
  • Cuts from Above (814)944-9306
  • Rep Payee (Community Action) (814)946-3651
  • Safe Link - Cell Phones 1(800)378-1684
  • Priceless Gifts Store (814)224-5635
  • PA Fish & Boat Commission (717)486-7087
  • PA Game Commission (814)643-1831

Clothing

  • American Rescue Workers (814)695-0762
  • Altoona Rescue Mission (814)201-2434
  • American Red Cross (Disaster Victims) (814)944-6146
  • Salvation Army Church (814)942-8104
  • Saint Vincent DePaul (814)943-1981
  • Blair County Community Action (814)946-3651
  • Catholic Charities (814)944-9388
  • Church of Good Shepard Closet (814)684-2472
  • Father's House (814)381-7019
  • Hope Chest, kids (814)943-2072
  • Precious Life (Pregnant Women/Children) (814)-944-2669
  • Goodwill Thrift Store (814)946-0902
  • Angel Feet (Kids 12 and under) (814)799-5053
  • Through Inc. (East Freedom) (814)317-5231

Alcohol/Drug Treatment

  • Impact Counseling Services (814)695-2200
  • Larocco Counseling (814)946-5179
  • Dolminis (814)204-0059
  • Duncansville Comprehensive Treatment (814)944-7000
  • PA Treatment and Healing (PATHS) (814)201-2355
  • Cove Forge Behavioral Health (814)944-4635
  • Anthony Pater Counseling Service (814)935-1185
  • White Deer Run (Brandi Lucas Service Coordinator) (814)241-4819
  • St. Joseph's Institute for Addition (888)991-5390
  • Peniel Drug & Alcohol Treatment Center (814)536-2111
  • Silver Pines Treatment Center (855)662-1319
  • Huntington Creek (570)991-6256
  • Pyramid Healthcare (814)940-0407
  • Pyramid Healthcare Gratitude House (Residential Treatment) (888)694-9996
  • Blair Drug & Alcohol Partnerships (814)381-0921
  • Comprehensive Treatment Center (877)421-1094
  • Eagleville (610)635-7546
  • UPMC Behavioral Health of the Alleghenies (814)943-0414

Housing

  • Altoona Housing Authority (814)949-2000
  • AHA Counseling Agency (800)569-4287
  • Blair Senior Services (Housing Assistance Program) (814)946-1235
  • Blair County Community Action (814)946-3651
    • Transitional Housing Program
    • Journey Housing Program
    • Housing Counseling
    • Homeless Assistance
    • Supportive Housing Program
    • Rent or Mortgage Assistance
  • Blair County Housing Authority (814)695-7548
  • Blair Towers (814)946-5453
  • Station Square Apartments (814)943-0267
  • Harmony House (814)946-1515
  • IDA Tower (814)944-4055
  • Keystone Avenue Apartments (Cresson) 
  • Woodrow Wilson Gardens (814)944-6221
  • Bell Mansion Apartments (814)742-1210
  • City Hall Commons Altoona (814)943-6171
  • COBRAH (814)695-7548
  • Country Manor (Duncansville) (814)695-6655
  • Cherry Grove (814)944-6385
  • Evergreen Manor (814)944-4160
  • Fairview Hills Altoona (814)949-2016
  • Greenfield Townhouses Claysburg (814)239-5510
  • Journey Housing Day One (Homeless, Disabled, 18-25) (814)949-9210
  • Home Nursing Agency Housing (814)944-0414
  • Logan Hills and Pleasant Village Altoona (814)949-2010
  • Roaring Spring Commons (814)224-4764
  • Showalter Apartments Martinsburg (814)793-4273
  • Spring Manor Hollidaysburg (814)695-0388
  • Sylvan Acres Hollidaysburg (814)684-0305
  • Tyrone Townhouses (814)684-5404
  • Union Ave. Apartments Altoona (814)944-9466
  • Walnut Place/Towne Place Altoona (814)944-1348
  • Washington Terrace Tyrone (814)684-0305

Emergency Shelter

  • Blair House (814)943-8259
  • Altoona Rescue Mission (Lexington Avenue, Men Only) (814)201-2052
  • Teen Shelter (814)941-0975
  • Emergency Shelter Project, Inc. (814)949-3778
  • Domestic Abuse Project (Works with Blair House) (814)944-3585
  • PATH (814)943-0414
  • American Rescue Workers (814)695-0762
  • Salvation Army Rehab (Men's shelter) (814)946-3645
  • Out of the Cold (winter months only) (814)852-8864

Employment

  • Blair County Career Link (814)940-6200
  • Blair County Community Action (814)946-3651
  • Lexington Clubhouse (transitional) (814)940-6065
  • OVR (814)946-7240
  • Skills Supportive Employment (814)944-4519
  • Blair County Community Action (814)946-3651

Financial

  • Blair County Assistance Office (814)946-7111
  • Blair County Senior Services (814)946-1235
  • Catholic Charities (814)944-9388
  • Center for Independent Living (814)949-1905
  • Advantage Credit Counseling (888)511-2227
  • Social Security Administration (888)772-1213
  • Salvation Army Church (814)942-8104
  • Energy Assistance (DHS) (814)946-7365
  • Blair Co. Community Action (Budget Counseling) (814)946-3651
  • St. Vincent DePaul (814)943-1981
  • Dorothy Day Outreach Center (814)419-8695
  • Mortgage Assistance 1(800)342-2397
  • Property Tax/Rent Rebate 1(888)222-9190
  • Unemployment Compensation 1(888)313-7284
  • Welfare - Income Assistance 1(800)692-7462
  • Worker's Compensation 1(800)482-2383

Food

  • Department Human Services/SNAP (814)946-7111
  • Community United Methodist (814)942-5586
  • Champion Life Center (814)942-9400
  • Salvation Army (814)942-8104

Food Banks

  • Altoona Food Bank (M/W/F 9:15-12:00) (814)944-4013
  • American Rescue Workers (814)695-0762
  • Claysburg Food Bank (Thu 9-11 am) (814)239-2440
  • Fathers House (814)381-7019
  • First Baptist Church (814)944-2894
  • Sacred Heart Food Bank (814)944-3922
  • St. Matthews, Martinsburg (814)793-2413
  • St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry (814)943-7962
  • Tyrone Food Pantry (814)684-3911
  • Tyrone Food Bank (814)934-7672
  • Zion Lutheran Church Williamsburg (814)832-3329
  • Helping Hands Food Pantry (814)629-7471

Community Meals

  • Church of the Brethren 28th St (814)946-0098
  • Blair Senior Services (60+) (814)946-1235
  • Salvation Army (814)942-8104
  • St. Vincent De Paul 2201 Union Avenue (814)944-6302
  • Roaring Spring Ministerium (814)224-2434
  • St. Luke's Episcopal Church (814)942-1372
  • Second Avenue United Methodist (814)943-2072

Rental/Utility Assistance

  • American Rescue Workers (814)695-0762
  • Blair County Assistance Office (814)946-7111
  • LIHWAP (water assistance DHS) (877)395-8930
  • Blair County Community Action (ERAP Program) (814)946-3651 ex. 139
  • Blair Senior Services (814)946-1235
  • House of Home Furniture (814)343-0556
  • Family Services (Mediation Services) (814)944-3583 ex. 324
  • Catholic Social Services (814)944-9388
  • Dorothy Day Outreach Center (814)419-8695
  • Precious Life (expectant mothers) (814)944-2669
  • Department of Human Services (814)946-7365
  • Weatherization Program (BCCA) (814)946--5100
  • Penelec WARM Program 1(800)207-9276
  • Peoples National Gas Assistance 1(800)400-9276
  • St. Vincent De Paul (814)943-1981
  • United Way (814)317-5108

Medical

  • Blair Medical Associates (814)946-1655
  • Altoona Family Physicians (814)946-2701
  • Mainline Medical (814)941-8811
  • Traficante Family Chiropractic (814)940-8888
  • UPMC Altoona Hospital (814)889-2011
  • Nason Hospital (814)224-2141
  • Tyrone Hospital (814)684-1255
  • Med-Express Altoona (814)946-3801
  • Genoa Pharmacy (Nulton Diagnostics) (814)266-1699
  • Lion's Club (glasses) (814)742-7954
  • John's Way (medical equipment) (814)793-0999
  • UPMC Pregnancy Care Center (814)889-2677
  • People One Altoona (free clinic) (814)889-6111
  • Primary Health Network (814)942-9600
  • Magee Women's Specialty Services OB/GYN (814)889-2626
  • Through, Inc. (free clinic) (814)317-5231
  • East Freedom Eye Care (814)944-4011
  • Dr. Swain (814)943-8909
  • AIDS Intervention Project (814)944-2982
  • Women's Health and Wellness Center (814)889-2012
  • State Health Center (Cricket Field Plaza, Altoona) (814)946-7300
  • United Way (814)317-5108
  • United Cerebral Palsy (814)619-3398
  • Cancer Information Service 1(800)4-CANCER
  • Heaton Family Practice (814)224-2213
  • Williamsburg Family Practice (814)832-3405
  • Pinecroft Medical Center (814)940-8195
  • Ashley Gay-Vocco Blair Therapies OT and PT (814)944-2986
  • People One Health (Dr. Gates) (814)201-2835
  • PA Department of Health 1(877)724-3258
  • Special Kids Network 1(800)986-4550
  • Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) 1(800)986-KIDS
  • Sexual Health Info 1(800)662-6080
  • Hispanic Family Health 1(866)783-2645
  • American Red Cross (814)944-6146
  • PA Smoking Cessation Program 1(800)784-8669

Veterans

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1(877)626-2500
  • Veterans Home (814)696-5201
  • Blair Co. Department of Veterans (814)693-3160
  • Veterans Suicide Prevention 1(800)273-8255
  • D&A Services VA Medical Center (814)943-8164
  • Blair County Veterans Affairs Office (814)693-3160

Criminal Justice

  • Adult Probation and Parole (814)693-3190
  • Altoona Police (Nonemergency)  (814)949-2489
  • Juvenile Probation Office (814)693-3230
  • 911 Non-Emergency (814)940-5900
  • Mid-Penn Legal Services (814)943-8139
  • Public Defender's Office (814)693-3255
  • State Probation & Parole (814)946-7357
  • Blair County Prison (814)693-3155
  • Blair County Sheriff's Office (814)693-3100
  • Blair Township Police Department (814)696-3846
  • Duncansville Borough Police (814)695-1930
  • Freedom Township Police (814)695-8545
  • Greenfield Township Police (814)239-5313
  • Hollidaysburg Borough Police (814)695-3711
  • Logan Township Police (814)949-3364
  • Martinsburg Police Department (814)793-2838
  • North Woodbury Township Police (814)793-4897
  • PA State Police (Hollidaysburg) (814)696-6100
  • Roaring Spring Borough Police (814)224-5382
  • Tyrone Borough Police (814)684-1365
  • Williamsburg Police (814)832-2022
  • Altoona Area School District Police (814)946-8233
  • Tyrone School District Police (814)684-0710
  • Penn State Altoona Campus Police (814)949-5222
  • UPMC Altoona Campus Police (814)889-2121

Dentists

  • Keystone Dental (814)695-0920
  • K&C Dentures (814)946-8189
  • Partnering for Dental Services (814)941-6420
  • Perfect Smiles (814)942-4699
  • Pleasant Valley Dental (814)944-0607
  • Dr. Boumerhi (814)378-7006
  • Dr. Pham (814)944-6611

Home Health Support Services

  • Allegheny Lutheran Services (814)696-4500
  • Blair Senior Services (814)946-1235
  • Center for Independent Living (814)949-1905
  • Consumer Support Enrollment 1(800)440-3989
  • Home Care Options 1(800)315-4360
  • Home Instead Senior Care (814)693-2911
  • Unlimited Care Providers (814)946-4036
  • Ben Blessed Ministries (814)232-2988

Christmas Resources

  • Santa Fund by the Tribune Democrat
  • Toys for Tots
  • Angel Tree
  • Salvation Army
  • Peer Empowerment Network
  • Dorothy Day Center
  • Adopt A Family